HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.drac.006-98DRAC Resolution No. 6 (Series of 1998)
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RESOLUTION OF THE DESIGN REVIEW APPEAL COMMITTEE
APPROVING VARIANCE FROM SECTION 26.58.040(F)(12), VOLUME, AND
26.58.040(A)(1), BUILDING ORIENTATION, OF THE ASPEN MUNICIPAL
CODE FOR A PROPOSED SINGLE-FAMILY HOME
LOCATED AT 1240 RIVERSIDE DRIVE (LOT 9, BLOCK 1 OF THE
RIVERSIDE SUBDIVISION), ASPEN, COLORADO
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WHEREAS, the applicant, August R. Reno of Gibson-Reno Architects, has
requested approval of a proposed design for asingle-family residence on the property
located at 1240 Riverside Drive; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 26.58.020(B) of the Aspen Municipal Code,
Community Development Department staff reviewed the applicant's application for
compliance with the Residential Design Standazds of Section 26.58.040 of the Aspen
Municipal Code and found the submitted development application to be inconsistent with
Standazd 26.58.040(F)(12), Volume, and Standazd 26.58.040(A)(1), Building Orientation,
of the Aspen Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 26.58.020(B)(1) of the Aspen Municipal Code provides
that if an application is found by staff to be inconsistent with any item of the Residential
Design Guidelines, the applicant may either amend the application or appeal staff s
findings to the Design Review Appeal Boazd pursuant to Chapter 26.22, Design Review
Appeal Board; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 26.58.020(B)(1) of the Aspen Municipal Code,
the applicant submitted a request for a variance from Standards 26.58.040(F)(12) and
(A)(1) of the Aspen Municipal Code to the Design Review Appeal Boazd; and
WHEREAS all applications for appeal from the Residential Design Standards of
Section 26.58.040 must meet one of the following statements in order for the Design
Review Appeal Committee or other decision making administrative body to grant an
exception, namely the proposal must:
a) yield greater compliance with the goals of the Aspen Area Community Plan;
b) more effectively address the issue or problem a given standazd or provision
responds to; or
c) be clearly necessary for reasons of fairness related to unusual site specific
constraints, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing, which was legally noticed, was held at a regulaz
meeting of the Design Review Appeal Boazd on May 14, 1998, at which the Board
considered the applicant's proposal and associated vaziance requests; and
WHEREAS, a Design Review Appeal Boazd motion proclaiming that a variance
from the Building Orientation standazd of Section 26.58.040(A)(1) of the Aspen
Municipal Code shall be granted, finding that the project as proposed more effectively
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addresses the issue or problem the given standard responds to and is necessary for reasons
of fairness related to site specific considerations was passed by a vote of 4 - 0; and
WHEREAS, a Design Review Appeal Boazd motion to approve a variance from
the Volume standard of Section 26.58.040(F)(12) of the Aspen Municipal Code shall be
granted with the condition that the dormer windows be reduced by one and a half feet
(1.5) in height and the doors be lowered to seven feet (7) in height, was passed by a vote
of4-0.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
That the proposed design of asingle-family residence at 1240 Riverside Drive (Lot 9,
Block 1 of the Riverside Subdivision), Aspen, Colorado, is granted: (1) a vaziance from
Section 26.58.040(A)(1), Building Orientation, of the Residential Design Standards based
on a finding that the proposed design more effectively addresses the issue or problem the
given standazd or provision responds to, and is necessary for reasons of fairness related to
site specific considerations; and (2) a variance from Section 26.58.040(F)(12), Volume,
of the Residential Design Standazds with the condition that the dormer windows be
reduced by one and a half feet (1.5) in height and the doors be lowered to seven feet (7) in
height.
APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE at its regular meeting on the 14th day of May,
1998.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
As rstant City Attorney,
David Hoefer
DESIGN REVIEW APPEAL COMMITTEE
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`Acting Chairperson,
Bob Blaich
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Deputy City C erk,
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